Caroll Spinney

Caroll Spinney

12/26/1933 – 12/8/2019Waltham, Massachusetts, USA

Caroll Edwin Spinney (sometimes credited as Carroll Spinney or Ed Spinney; December 26, 1933 – December 9, 2019) was an American puppeteer most famous for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the children's television show Sesame Street.

Filmography (112 titles)

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday AnimaticMovie

Jerry Nelson: A Celebratory Birthday Animatic

Big Bird (voice) / Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2022

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street7.4Movie

Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

Self · 2021

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration9.3Movie

Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Celebration

Self / Big Bird · 2019

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting5.5Movie

Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting

Big Bird · 2019

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like7.9Movie

Mister Rogers: It's You I Like

Self · 2018

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas6.6Movie

Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2016

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson7.0Movie

In Their Own Words: Jim Henson

Self - Muppet Performer · 2015

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!Movie

Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!

Big Bird/Oscar · 2015

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story7.4Movie

I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch / Self · 2015

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster7.0Movie

Drew: The Man Behind the Poster

Self · 2013

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic NumbersMovie

Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

Big Bird · 2012

Sesame Street: Singing with the StarsMovie

Sesame Street: Singing with the Stars

Big Bird (voice) · 2012

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas6.5Movie

Michael Bublé: A Michael Bublé Christmas

Oscar the Grouch · 2011

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey7.2Movie

Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey

Self · 2011

Portlandia6.9Show

Portlandia

Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2011

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor AdventuresMovie

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

Big Bird · 2011

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the WorldMovie

Sesame Street: The Best Pet in the World

Big Bird · 2010

2.0Movie

Jim Henson: His Sesame Street Story

2009

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical TalesMovie

Sesame Street: Elmo and Friends: The Letter Quest and Other Magical Tales

Big Bird · 2009

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces6.0Movie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: All About Faces

Oscar The Grouch (voice) · 2009

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo6.0Movie

Sesame Street: Bedtime with Elmo

Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2009

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian6.2Movie

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2009

Sesame Street: Being GreenMovie

Sesame Street: Being Green

Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2009

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)Movie

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 1 (1969-1974)

Big Bird · 2008

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)Movie

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 2 (1974-1979)

Big Bird · 2008

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)Movie

Sesame Street: Old School Vol. 3 (1979-1984)

Big Bird · 2008

Sesame Street: Abby in WonderlandMovie

Sesame Street: Abby in Wonderland

Oscar the Grouch as the Grouch of Hearts (voice) · 2008

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer VacationMovie

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: Summer Vacation

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2008

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s AdventureMovie

One World, One Sky: Big Bird’s Adventure

Big Bird · 2008

Elmo's Christmas Countdown6.2Movie

Elmo's Christmas Countdown

Big Bird / Oscar the Grouch (voice) · 2007